TikTok, White House and Trump

TikTok in the White House? Karoline Leavitt Says New Media Newsers Can Cover the Trump Administration
There’s a new administration in the White House-and a new class of journalists will be covering it. President Donald Trump‘s press secretary Karoline Leavitt presided over the first press conference of the second Trump era on Tuesday and revealed that,
Non-traditional media, TikTokers tout applying for White House Press passes: 'The right thing'
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's announcement of a new media seat in the briefing room has been met with praise.
Trump’s White House in talks to have Oracle, US investors take over TikTok
Under the deal being negotiated by the White House, TikTok’s China-based owner, ByteDance, would retain a stake in the company, but data collection and software updates would be overseen by Oracle, which already provides the foundation of TikTok’s Web infrastructure, one of the sources told Reuters.
Report: White House in Negotiations for Oracle to Buy TikTok
Oracle would reportedly control TikTok's data collection, algorithm, and software updates, but Chinese owner ByteDance would maintain a minority stake.
Press secretary Leavitt says podcasters, TikTokers can apply for press passes to cover White House
"We welcome independent journalists, podcasters, social media influencers and content creators to apply for credentials to cover this White House," Leavitt said during her first press briefing.
White House Says 10,000 Have Applied For 'New Media' Briefing Seat
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday that 10,000 individuals have applied for the new White House briefing "new media" seat.
Trump White House Receives 10,000 'New Media' Applications
President Donald Trump's White House has received more than 10,000 applications for its "new media" seat, according to press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday. The new media seat — which was announced earlier this week at Leavitt's first press briefing — aims to give independent journalists,
Inside TikTok’s frantic scramble to halt U.S. ban
There were 36 hours of mad frenzy as TikTok executives and lawyers sought and failed to get a last-minute reprieve from Biden ...
How Trump turned the TikTok ban into a political asset
President Trump has managed to turn a controversial TikTok ban into a political advantage, framing himself as the savior of ...
President Trump says he'll decide on TikTok's ownership 'probably over the next 30 days'
President Donald Trump told reporters Saturday, "Numerous people are talking to me, very substantial people, about buying" ...
Oracle and Microsoft are negotiating a TikTok takeover, ByteDance could retain a minority stake
The plan to save TikTok involves software company Oracle and a group of outside investors effectively taking control of the ...
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Trump’s executive order gives TikTok a reprieve. What happens next?
President Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April.
White House reporters went from covering an 'invisible president' Biden to 'omnipresent' Trump: Politico
Politico White House journalists contrasted former President Biden with President Donald Trump regarding how their ...
Future of DeepSeek, Like TikTok, May Come Down to Trump’s Whims
DeepSeek, the Chinese-owned ChatGPT rival, could pose the same national security concerns that Congress has about TikTok, ...